David Mallen. Collecting Decimal Australian Stamps. 11 April 2017

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1 David Mallen Collecting Decimal Australian Stamps 11 April 2017

2 David Mallen I began collecting in 1956 when letters cost 4d to post 1970s Visited the GPO every new issue to buy the stamps and get FDCs cancelled 1980s Concentrated on mint & used, then just mint, Australian stamps Member of the Waverley Philatelic Society for 25 years 2004 Published my first ASV Catalogue June February 2011 Spent over $24,000 in 5 years to write 57 monthly ASV articles for Stamp News Stopped collecting stamps on 20 December date I continue to publish ASV Catalogues and write books and articles

3 UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION 24th CONGRESS 2008 Philatelic Code of Ethics for the use of UPU member countries: 4.2 Issuing postal authorities shall take care to ensure that they issue stamps which help meet market demands..... They shall not saturate the market and thus drive philatelists and collectors away from the hobby. 8 Issuing postal authorities shall not produce postage stamps or philatelic products that are intended to exploit customers.

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6 Collecting Decimal Australian Stamps Collection Options 1. Mint sheet stamps 2. Postally used stamps 3. Specific variations 6. Other stuff

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9 Collecting Decimal Australian Stamps Main Variations Blocks, Strips & Pairs Decorative Gutters Image Imperforate Minisheets Overprints Perforation Prestige Booklet Pages Printed Perforations Self-adhesive Sheetlets Size Tabs

10 Rare Beauties FDI = 30 March 2017 Sheet stamps 2 x $1, 2 x $2 Se-tenant pairs Perf = 14.6 x 13.9 Size = 26 x 37.5mm Prestige booklets: 4 different stamps Variations Some variations were only issued or released at the 2017 Melbourne International Stamp Exhibition Day 1 = FDI = 30 March. Day 2 = 31 March. Day 3 = 1 April. Day 4 = 2 April. Blocks Perforated Imperforate (Day 1) 4 of same stamp Perforated Imperforate (Day 1) Minisheet: Strips $2+$1+$1+$2 se-tenant

11 Pairs Decorative Gutter Image Sheets: 2 x $1 se-tenant 2 x $2 se-tenant (Pairs of the same stamp were also available in the prestige booklet Blocks and cancelled Minisheets) None Daily minisheets: $1 Rhodonite (Day 2) Red spider web + attached rock $1 Golden Sapphire (Day 4) Embossed and foiled $2 Fluorite (Day 3) Green spider web + thermographic ink $2 Pink Diamond (Day 1) Pink spider web + transparent plastic self-adhesive Self-adhesive: $1 Rhodonite and $1 Golden Sapphire Grey spider web Variations

12 Imperforate Prestige booklet: 2 x $1, 2 x $2 (Day 1) Variations Minisheets *cancelled Overprints Perforation $2+$1+$1+$2 se-tenant $1 Rhodonite (Day 2) $1 Golden Sapphire (Day 4) $2 Fluorite (Day 3) $2 Pink Diamond (Day 1) 2 x $1 Rhodonite* (Day 2) 2 x $1 Golden Sapphire* (Day 4) 2 x $2 Fluorite* (Day 3) 2 x $2 Pink Diamond* (Day 1) None Minisheets: $1 Rhodonite (Day 2) $2 Fluorite (Day 3) (Perf = 14.1 x 14.3)

13 Variations 5 perforated Prestige Booklet Pages 5 imperforate (Day 1) Printed Perforations None Booklet & Roll: 2 x $1 (Perf = 11.2 x 11.5 (IDC)) Selfadhesive Sheetlets Minisheet: $2 Pink Diamond (Day 1) (Perf = 11.2 x 11.5 (IDC)) None

14 Minisheets: $1 Rhodonite (Day 2) $2 Fluorite (Day 3) (Size = 27 x 36.5mm) Variations Self-adhesive: $1 Rhodonite and $1 Golden Sapphire (Size = 25.5 x 37mm) Size $2 Pink Diamond (Size = 26 x 35.5mm) Imperforate: $1 Rhodonite $1 Golden Sapphire $2 Fluorite $2 Pink Diamond (Size = 26.5 x 38mm) Tabs None

15 Cost of Variations Variation Source $ Blocks Prestige booklets $80.95 Strips Minisheet $6.00 Pairs Sheet $6.00 Image Day 1 - Day 4 minisheets, Booklet $22.00 Imperforate Prestige booklet $50.00 Minisheets Minisheet, Day 1 - Day 4 minisheets, *cancelled Medallion covers* $ Perforation Day 2 & Day 3 minisheets $6.00 Prestige Booklet Pages Prestige booklets $80.95 Self-adhesive Booklet, Day 1 minisheet $13.00 Size Day 1, Day 2 & Day 3 minisheets, Booklet, Imperforate prestige booklet $69.00 Total $ David Mallen V2 : 5 April 2017

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18 Gutters Genuine Gutter Gutter strip between 2 panes Gutter Pack Print layout for 7 gutter strips Pseudo Gutter Sheetlet of 25 stamps + 5 tabs The stamp layout may be horizontal or vertical. The gutter strips may be plain or decorated. Note that the gutter strips sold in Gutter Packs may differ from the Genuine or Pseudo Gutters. They may be printed at a different time on a different machine and also perforated on a different machine. David Mallen Australian Stamp Variations david@asv.net.au V1 : Apr 2017

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32 Collecting Decimal Australian Stamps G2.2.6 Cut-out stamps postage stamp designs and imperforated or semi-imperforated stamps are not valid for postage if they are cut from the original envelope, stationery or surround and affixed to any other postal article. What is an imperforate stamp? Imperforate or semi-imperforate stamps are designed as a collectable. You can still use imperforate stamps for postage, as long as they're posted in their original format. If they're included in a minisheet, they're valid for postage providing the minisheet is intact.

33 Collecting Decimal Australian Stamps Impressions New Stamp Variations : Year No. of No. of Face Value of Cost of Products Stamps Stamps Packaging Price $50 $100 $ $0 $0 $ $132 $280 $ $243 $359 $ $129 $1163 $ $166 $1372 $1538 Total $720 $3274 $ $136 $977 $ $284 $1583 $ $280 $1913 $ $330 $1754 $2084 Total $1030 $6227 $7257 Totals $1750 $9501 $11251

34 Collecting Decimal Australian Stamps Cost = $1538 for 12 products containing 198 stamps. Face value of stamps = $166. Packaging = $1372

35 Collecting Decimal Australian Stamps Other stuff Booklets, Collector Cards, Counter-printed labels, First Day Covers, Framas, Fun Packs, Gum, Gutter Pairs, Gutters (plain), Lettercards, Lettercard stamps, Maximum cards, Newspaper wrapper stamps, Overprinted (booklets, gutters, minisheets, sheetlets), Perfins Perforation shape and hole size, Perforations within the selvedge, Phosphor (UV light), Postage Paid labels, Postcards, Postmarks, Pre-stamped envelopes, Pre-stamped envelope stamps, Prestige Booklets, Printed postmarks, Reprints, Selvedge text and symbols, Sheetlets, Sheets, Rolls, Souvenir Stamp Sheets, Special Event Sheets, Stamp coins, Stamp ingots, Stamp Replica Cards, Thematic, Varieties (printing errors and flaws), Watermarks, Year Codes.

36 Catalogues & books at: au.blurb.com/user/asvcat Free publications at: issuu.com/asvcat

37 Melbourne, Australia au.blurb.com/user/asvcat issuu.com/asvcat ebay user name = asv-cat david@asv.net.au All stamp images in this slideshow are copyright and have been reproduced with written permission from Australia Post Australian Postal Corporation